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Laura Edwards Awarded Giving Hearts Award for Outstanding Professional Fundraiser

Laura Edwards, Executive Director, Advancement: AFP Vancouver Outstanding Fundraising ProfessionalWe are delighted to share with you some exciting news regarding our own Laura Edwards, Executive Director of Advancement.

On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, National Philanthropy Day, Laura was awarded the 2015 Giving Hearts Award for Outstanding Professional Fundraiser by the Vancouver Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. A crowd of 880 people from various corporations and charitable organizations attended the annual event, including several members of our community who were there to celebrate this achievement with Laura.

In Laura’s 18 years at York House, she has worked tirelessly and has made a tremendous contribution to helping to raise the funds needed to build our beautiful new Senior School, establishing a thriving annual fund and creating a true culture of giving within our York House School community. We will have more to share in an upcoming interview with Laura in the next Yorkie eNews.

Please join us in congratulating Laura on this well-deserved honour.

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Manpreet Deol ’15 Receives Schulich Leader Scholarship

Two university students receive Schulich Leader Scholarships

 Award opens door for Tingting Yan and Manpreet Deol to pursue careers in science

From: University of Calgary
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Manpreet Deol ’15

Tingting Yan and Manpreet Deol have been named the University of Calgary’s recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships.

Created in 2011 by Canadian business leader and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, this annual scholarship program encourages promising high school graduates to embrace science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in their future careers. This year, there were 1,250 Schulich Leader Scholarship nominees from across Canada vying for these 50 new scholarships.

“Fostering leadership in STEM fields is vital to Canada’s economic prosperity,” says Schulich. “It is immensely important to invest in the next generation of technology innovators as they develop and hone their minds and skills to contribute to our national and global community.”

Manpreet Deol

Deol, 18, is a recipient of the scholarship valued at $80,000. A graduate of York House School in Vancouver, B.C., Deol is entering the Bachelor of Science in Engineering program this fall. Deol’s outstanding academic achievements and involvement in STEM-based initiatives along with her participation in the University of Calgary’s Shad Valley program, earned her the award.

During Shad Valley, Deol helped create a health-care startup company, by designing a wrist-worn medical device. She has been repeatedly recognized in her school community as a well-rounded student and leader. Deol also represented Vancouver at two B.C. Winter Games competitions for short-track speedskating.

The University of Calgary currently has eight Schulich leaders enrolled in STEM programs.

Full story at: https://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2015-09-10/two-university-students-receive-schulich-leader-scholarships